Laugh, and be fat, or, The Congress in a merry mood : containing the address to the people of Great Britain, and the epistle to the Canadian French, beautifully contrasted in plain English vers

Laugh, and be fat, or, The Congress in a merry mood : containing the address to the people of Great Britain, and the epistle to the Canadian French, beautifully contrasted in plain English vers

The Congress in a merry mood|The association, &c. of the delegates of the colonies, at the grand Congress

America Printed for the Purchasers 1775

[2], 20 p. ; 20 x 19 cm.

MSS L1997F181 [Bound]

Apparently in the hand of James Rivington, the New York Tory Printer with the text signed by "Toby Spritsail"; "Advertisement" & "Postscript" signed by 'Bob Jingle."
With: The association, &c. of the delegates of the colonies, at the grand Congress ... 1774.
Composed as a sequel to "The association, &c. of the delegates of the colonies, at the grand Congress ..." which is an accompanying pamphlet.
It parodies, in prose, some of the proclamations & arguments of the Cotinental Congress in 1774-75.
Printed work & ms. together in slipcase & shelved with bound ms.

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